Gnome Racial Ability: Escape Artist

#0 - June 10, 2008, 1:28 p.m.

Hi guys,

I rolled a gnome in part for this ability, yet it very rarely seems to work. I play a lot of PvP and sit there mashing at the button whenever a rogue attacks me, but it extremely rarely actually does anything. Does this ability only work with certain stuns and effects and if so, why and what is the point in the ability then? :)

Slorkuz

#6 - June 10, 2008, 1:44 p.m.

Escape artist works against movement impairing effects such as snares or roots, not stuns/fears/incapacitates or other forms of CC. This includes, but is not limited to, abilities such as hamstring, entangling roots, frost nova, crippling poison, etc.

It should be noted that escape artist is subject to talented dispel resistant abilities such as entangling roots. If, for example, the druid in question who rooted you has those talents, it is possible that the use of escape artist will not remove the desired debuff.